OldBoy

I beg to differ. I still think Larry Sanders is a riot. Dream On would be great nostalgia. They would be perfect in times like these. I know LS is there, but Dream On I think remember got buzz and was widely liked. One of their firsts...

mwbmis

As I recall, from way back when it aired, those clips were all public domain.

Cellar Door

I had a few of the Sniglets books, once upon a time.

OldBoy

Sniglets omg!!!

davidh777

I would totally watch Dream On but don’t know how well it holds up.

I figure shows like this either have complicated rights or are too old for the service to care about.

Jay G.

Not all of them. They were all from older films, but I don't think they were all public domain.

AV Club speculated the same thing a while back as the reason it wasn't on HBO Go:
https://tv.avclub.com/it-s-not-tv-an...s-h-1798238242
There's several clips in this youtube snippet. Can anyone identify the movies they're from?


Edit: OK, I found an easy one. At the 2:53 mark on this video, they show the title card for "Hail the Conquering Hero," a 1944 Preston Sturgues film, that's still under copyright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_the_Conquering_Hero

OldBoy

Can you multiple stream on different devices? Can you share accounts or creds? Is that illegal?

RichC2

It's 5 devices / 3 simultaneous streams. I assume it's frowned upon but do as you want.

davidh777

Oldboy sure loves to share his accounts.

kefrank

Maybe read the terms of service instead of asking random people on the internet?

OldBoy

No, if it’s not right, I won’t. Sincerely, didn’t know it was. I won’t bc they would have my cable logon and stuff. I’m sure would never do anything about, but still...

OldBoy

does it say how to register other devices? Can I do with my account and they would never need my creds?

RichC2

You have to sign into the devices to register them, it's automatic - it basically means cached credentials so you don't have to go through the verification process again. Stuff like your cellphone or web browser doesn't count, but your Fire TV or Xbox One would (yes, they know you're using it on a Fire TV). You can view the page in your web browser.

OldBoy

But they have to put my cable credentials in dont they?

RichC2

Most likely. Some use Access Codes instead but it varies by provider.

emachine12

Yes but they can’t do anything unless they go to your TV provider’s account management site.

And if you are worried about that then why bother sharing something you are not supposed to anyway.

OldBoy

That’s why I was asking in first place, can you share or not? If not, I won’t, but if it’s accessible to others, like Netflix, then I’d do it...

RichC2

Yep you can. Not sure how often you have to relogin, but more info will be out as the platform ages.

fujishig

Of course it's not right. It's not what's intended by them (to share accounts between multiple households). It's not right with Netflix either. Is that what you're asking, or are you asking if it's easy to do and if they are going to call you out on it?

fujishig

Maybe I missed this last week so apologies in advance if this is old news.

https://www.cnet.com/news/warnermedi...azon-and-roku/

Didn't realize they already have the apps ready once the contracts are greenlit, which is good. So get it done already!

DJariya

We’re approaching 1 week now. WM and Roku, Amazon need to figure their shit out and not argue about pennies.

Decker

I want it to get done as well. I just don't understand how these huge streaming devices can refuse to allow this enormous streaming service on their platform -- especially considering unlike with Apple + , there is already a previous version of the service on the app.

fujishig

Something else I also noticed:
The "Last Chance" movies include some of the movies leaving HBO (not Max) at the end of June. But not all. And the non HBO licensed movies have end dates of July 1. This includes the last Hobbit movie that they just added. Heck, it includes all three Hobbit movies. Also apparently leaving on July 1 but not listed are all the non HBO DC live action movies (all the Batman 89-90s movies, BvS, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, etc.)

You have got to be kidding me.

DJariya

I wouldn't worry about those. Sometimes those old movies are stuck in old licensing agreements. But keep in mind, these movies can't stay here in perpetuity. They are licensed for xx period of time.

and if it's not something that you are planning to watch anytime soon, I wouldn't freak out about it. They will eventually settle all that.

fujishig

Those are pretty big movies, things that I would expect to be pillars of a WB-centric service, and it's also just what I found by browsing around. The more alarming thing is that the Last Chance section isn't complete. For instance, all the HBO shows that just left in May weren't on there.